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Phoenix Motorcars, EasyMile win grant for development of first FMVSS-compliant autonomous shuttle bus in US

Green Car Congress

The city of Houston is set to receive the first Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and Buy America-compliant mid-size autonomous bus in the US. Jointly developed by Phoenix Motorcars and EasyMile , the EZ Zeus self-driving bus will be deployed in real-life traffic conditions.

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Super73 RX electric motorbike $3,000, Renogy Phoenix Elite power station now $250, and more

Electrek

Headlining today’s best deals is a return of the Super73 RX Electric Motorbike to its all-time $3,000 low , along with the standard R model at $2,799. Head below for other New Green Deals we’ve found today and, of course, Electrek ’s best EV buying and leasing deals. Plus, all of today’s other best new Green Deals.

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Junkyard Find: 1982 Mercedes-Benz 300 D With 417k Miles

The Truth About Cars

Here's a very solid Mercedes-Benz W123 oil-burner that now languishes in a self-service boneyard in Phoenix, Arizona. 417,046 miles is about the same as traveling 16-¾ times around Earth (using a great circle route, of course), and that distance is impressive even by Mercedes-Benz diesel standards. MB-Tex fake leather is amazing stuff.

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Stellantis Limiting Availability of Gasoline Models by State Emission Rules

The Truth About Cars

Stellantis is reportedly no longer allocating gasoline-only vehicles to the fourteen states with leadership that has agreed to adhere to the emission standards set by the California Air Resources Board (CARB). this means dealer allocation will prioritize powertrains based on how restrictive the local emissions standards happen to be.

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Super73 RX electric motorbike $3,000, Renogy Phoenix Elite power station now $250, and more

Baua Electric

Headlining today’s best deals is a return of the Super73 RX Electric Motorbike to its all-time $3,000 low , along with the standard R model at $2,799. Head below for other New Green Deals we’ve found today and, of course, Electrek ’s best EV buying and leasing deals. Plus, all of today’s other best new Green Deals.

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Billionaire Brings Tesla Autopilot Rebuke

Cars That Think

Got to prove you are awake by touching the wheel, but you can buy a weight on Amazon to hang on the wheel to get round that. where it hardly ever rains, the roads are new and wide, the traffic lights are normalized and standardized. Then it expanded into Phoenix, also relatively easy. They used it there for years and years.

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The EV Transition Explained: Can the Grid Cope?

Cars That Think

Phoenix, Ariz., Xcel president Chris Clark told the Minneapolis Star Tribune that four or five families buying EVs noticeably affects the transformer load in a neighborhood, with a family buying an EV “adding another half of their house.” How many can really support a rapid influx of thousands of new EVs?

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